I'm so sorry for not updating this earlier... my mom went on a business trip and I followed along. *grins* I just can't pass up a chance to go to Switzerland, could I? *starts munching on a Swiss chocolate* Anyway, here's chapter 3 of 'Love of Silence'! ^___^;
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 3*
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"So, you want me to help you, huh?" Ostala asked, staring into her white pearly crystal ball.
"Please, aunt Ostala. I'll give you anything in exchange for a chance to be on land," Sakura pleaded.
"Anything I want?" Ostala turned around to look at her. Her purplish lips grinned menacingly as she swung her eight tentacles around.
Sakura gulped. Maybe she shouldn't have come here after all. Then she thought about her father... and the prince...
"Yes, anything you want," she said firmly.
"Alright then. I want your voice," Ostala smirked.
"My... my voice?" Sakura squeaked.
"You can change your mind now, if you want. Ah... just look at the crystal ball. The prince is choosing his wife tonight," Ostala glanced at Sakura. "Won't it be a pity if the bride isn't you?"
Sakura tried to peer into the ball, but Ostala quickly covered it. "Nuh uh, you want him? Then we'll exchange it for your voice," she said as she held up a bottle of dirty green stuff.
Her voice... she wanted the prince... but was it worth her voice? Then she thought of the warm sand above, and her new legs. Maybe it was worth giving it a try after all.
"Yes, I'll give you my voice, for new legs," Sakura agreed.
"Good, I knew you would come through. Now, drink this up, and you'll be able to go on land," Ostala shoved the caustic green potion into her hands.
Sakura stared at it. She was so going to puke. "Go on," Ostala urged.
Sakura uncapped the bottle and a whiff on pungent smell came out. She quickly capped it back.
"It will be worth it. You know you want to be with the prince. Just cover your nose and gulp it down. Go on," Ostala watched her.
Li Syaoran... he would be worth all thease. She just can't turn back now. Sakura quickly opened the bottle and gulped the entire thing down.
Suddenly, she felt like she couldn't breathe. She needed air. Then, Sakura did the only thing that seemed sensible to her. She swam up onto the suface of the water.
As soon as she got out of the ocean, she felt like she could breathe again. She wanted to cheer and shout and scream.
Sakura looked around her. The shore was not far away. She could finally walk! She tried to hoist herself up onto the sand. Then, she looked down in astonishment at her fins. They were slowly disappearing. Two long, shapely things were replacing it.
"Well, do you like what you see?" Ostala's voice came up from behind her. Sakura turned aorund.
She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Oh, her voice was gone. Mutely, she nodded.
"Good, now let's get down to business. According to the instructions on this potion, the spell would wear off in a week. So, in a week's time, you have to return gto the ocean, understood?" Ostala glanced up at her. Sakura nodded.
"Oh, and you said you wanted to marry the prince? Well, then. If you don't get the prince to fall in love with you and give you his kiss, you'll lose you voice forever," Ostala said casually.
'WHAT?' Sakura thought. She gestured around frantically.
"It's fair trade, princess," Ostala sneered. "You get your part of the deal, so I'll get mine. Ta- ta," Ostala gave a little wave and swam back into the ocean.
'Oh, god. What have I done?' Sakura thought desparingly. She tried to get up but fell immediately. Then, she looked down at herself. She was barely dressed!
Now she has to learn to walk, find some clothes, go to the ball, and get the prince to like her. Put it simply? She was in huge trouble.
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Syaoran looked out into the ocean. The ocean was calm, unlike the night before. The storm... where he had almost dies... and someone had saved him. Eriol said that it was Princess Tomoyo who found him. But a tiny voice at the back of his mind was telling him that it was someone else... someone with a pair of deep emerald eyes.
'Quick, get her some warm clothes. She seems like she's in bad shape." Syaoran turned around. He frowned. What was the commotion outside about?
He walked out only to see the maids rushing around, and a couple of guards stood awkwardly around.
"What's going on?" Syaoran asked as he approached the guards.
"We were patrolling along the coast when we found this girl. She only had a few pieces of leaves covering her, and she was freezing cold." The first guard explained.
"We didn't touch her, of course," the other guard said hurriedly as Syaoran gave them a look.
"Where's she now?" Syaoran asked instead.
"In the guestroom. The family doctor is attending to her," the first guard answered.
"I'm going to check on her," Syaoran said decisively.
"But Prince Li., the ball's in an hour. You need to get prepared," the guard protested.
"It'll take only a couple of minutes. Don't worry," Syaoran said as he stride down the stairs.
He couldn't take any chance. The girl might just be the one who saved him.
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Syaoran was just going to knock on the door when it opened.
"Oh, you scared me, Prince Li," the family doctor, Mr Miaki, seemed startled.
"How is she?" Syaoran asked, as he walked in.
"She's going to be fine. Her body temperature is back to mormal now. You may see her, of you wish. I'll take my leave now," the doctor bowed.
Syaoran walked over to the girl. She was sleeping peacefully. Her auburn hair fell softly around her. Her eyes were closed and Syaoran sighed. He just had to wait for tomorrow to see if she was the girl who saved him. The one with the emerald eyes.
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Sakura eyes fluttered open. She looked around groggily. 'Where am I?' she thought as she sat up.
Then, she remembered the events that happened that afternoon. 'Oh, god! My voice!' she paniked.
'If you don't get the prince to fall in love with you and give you his kiss, you'll lose you voice forever,' Ostala's voice came back into her mind.
'Calm down,' she tried to soothe herself. Okay, she was looking around for something to cover herself when she blacked out. Someone must have found her... and there isn't any house around here for miles except for the castle. Which means... she was in the castle!
'The ball's tonight!' she thought frantically.
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Ooh... will Sakura make it in time to the ball? And where will she find the clothes to wear? Will Syaoran recognise her? Review, pplz! The next chapter tells all!
~Amber-chan
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 3*
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"So, you want me to help you, huh?" Ostala asked, staring into her white pearly crystal ball.
"Please, aunt Ostala. I'll give you anything in exchange for a chance to be on land," Sakura pleaded.
"Anything I want?" Ostala turned around to look at her. Her purplish lips grinned menacingly as she swung her eight tentacles around.
Sakura gulped. Maybe she shouldn't have come here after all. Then she thought about her father... and the prince...
"Yes, anything you want," she said firmly.
"Alright then. I want your voice," Ostala smirked.
"My... my voice?" Sakura squeaked.
"You can change your mind now, if you want. Ah... just look at the crystal ball. The prince is choosing his wife tonight," Ostala glanced at Sakura. "Won't it be a pity if the bride isn't you?"
Sakura tried to peer into the ball, but Ostala quickly covered it. "Nuh uh, you want him? Then we'll exchange it for your voice," she said as she held up a bottle of dirty green stuff.
Her voice... she wanted the prince... but was it worth her voice? Then she thought of the warm sand above, and her new legs. Maybe it was worth giving it a try after all.
"Yes, I'll give you my voice, for new legs," Sakura agreed.
"Good, I knew you would come through. Now, drink this up, and you'll be able to go on land," Ostala shoved the caustic green potion into her hands.
Sakura stared at it. She was so going to puke. "Go on," Ostala urged.
Sakura uncapped the bottle and a whiff on pungent smell came out. She quickly capped it back.
"It will be worth it. You know you want to be with the prince. Just cover your nose and gulp it down. Go on," Ostala watched her.
Li Syaoran... he would be worth all thease. She just can't turn back now. Sakura quickly opened the bottle and gulped the entire thing down.
Suddenly, she felt like she couldn't breathe. She needed air. Then, Sakura did the only thing that seemed sensible to her. She swam up onto the suface of the water.
As soon as she got out of the ocean, she felt like she could breathe again. She wanted to cheer and shout and scream.
Sakura looked around her. The shore was not far away. She could finally walk! She tried to hoist herself up onto the sand. Then, she looked down in astonishment at her fins. They were slowly disappearing. Two long, shapely things were replacing it.
"Well, do you like what you see?" Ostala's voice came up from behind her. Sakura turned aorund.
She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. Oh, her voice was gone. Mutely, she nodded.
"Good, now let's get down to business. According to the instructions on this potion, the spell would wear off in a week. So, in a week's time, you have to return gto the ocean, understood?" Ostala glanced up at her. Sakura nodded.
"Oh, and you said you wanted to marry the prince? Well, then. If you don't get the prince to fall in love with you and give you his kiss, you'll lose you voice forever," Ostala said casually.
'WHAT?' Sakura thought. She gestured around frantically.
"It's fair trade, princess," Ostala sneered. "You get your part of the deal, so I'll get mine. Ta- ta," Ostala gave a little wave and swam back into the ocean.
'Oh, god. What have I done?' Sakura thought desparingly. She tried to get up but fell immediately. Then, she looked down at herself. She was barely dressed!
Now she has to learn to walk, find some clothes, go to the ball, and get the prince to like her. Put it simply? She was in huge trouble.
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Syaoran looked out into the ocean. The ocean was calm, unlike the night before. The storm... where he had almost dies... and someone had saved him. Eriol said that it was Princess Tomoyo who found him. But a tiny voice at the back of his mind was telling him that it was someone else... someone with a pair of deep emerald eyes.
'Quick, get her some warm clothes. She seems like she's in bad shape." Syaoran turned around. He frowned. What was the commotion outside about?
He walked out only to see the maids rushing around, and a couple of guards stood awkwardly around.
"What's going on?" Syaoran asked as he approached the guards.
"We were patrolling along the coast when we found this girl. She only had a few pieces of leaves covering her, and she was freezing cold." The first guard explained.
"We didn't touch her, of course," the other guard said hurriedly as Syaoran gave them a look.
"Where's she now?" Syaoran asked instead.
"In the guestroom. The family doctor is attending to her," the first guard answered.
"I'm going to check on her," Syaoran said decisively.
"But Prince Li., the ball's in an hour. You need to get prepared," the guard protested.
"It'll take only a couple of minutes. Don't worry," Syaoran said as he stride down the stairs.
He couldn't take any chance. The girl might just be the one who saved him.
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Syaoran was just going to knock on the door when it opened.
"Oh, you scared me, Prince Li," the family doctor, Mr Miaki, seemed startled.
"How is she?" Syaoran asked, as he walked in.
"She's going to be fine. Her body temperature is back to mormal now. You may see her, of you wish. I'll take my leave now," the doctor bowed.
Syaoran walked over to the girl. She was sleeping peacefully. Her auburn hair fell softly around her. Her eyes were closed and Syaoran sighed. He just had to wait for tomorrow to see if she was the girl who saved him. The one with the emerald eyes.
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Sakura eyes fluttered open. She looked around groggily. 'Where am I?' she thought as she sat up.
Then, she remembered the events that happened that afternoon. 'Oh, god! My voice!' she paniked.
'If you don't get the prince to fall in love with you and give you his kiss, you'll lose you voice forever,' Ostala's voice came back into her mind.
'Calm down,' she tried to soothe herself. Okay, she was looking around for something to cover herself when she blacked out. Someone must have found her... and there isn't any house around here for miles except for the castle. Which means... she was in the castle!
'The ball's tonight!' she thought frantically.
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Ooh... will Sakura make it in time to the ball? And where will she find the clothes to wear? Will Syaoran recognise her? Review, pplz! The next chapter tells all!
~Amber-chan